PREVIEW – Spoke Art Presents: “BAD DADS 3”

This weekend is the last weekend in October, which means a couple of things: a fuck ton of Halloween parties and Spoke Art‘s yearly tribute to the films of Wes Anderson. Since its 2010 inaugural show, the San Francisco gallery’s annual BAD DADS exhibit has become one of the most anticipated art events of the year. The exhibit will continue to be on display for about a month, but the openings have become hugely popular affairs, which are definitely worth attending. Some of the artists will likely be in attendance and, during the initial limited preview at the recent NY Comic Con (see images here), Moonrise Kingdom breakout star, Jared Kingdom, even stopped by the Spoke Art booth to check out the work and sign a few prints for fans. To increase your ability to attend, the opening festivities will take place over two days–tomorrow (Friday, October 26th), as well as Saturday. Both nights will also include prizes for the best Wes Anderson-related costumes.

Wes Anderson has honed his own unmistakable aesthetic over the years, which makes it all the more fascinating to witness so many different artists with so many incredibly distinct approaches of their own, craft interpretations of the filmmaker’s work through their own unique filters. The full show will feature over 75 different works in various mediums that consist of everything from oil, acrylic, and velvet paintings to sculptures, plush figures, prints, paper collage, and more. Contributing artists will consist of favorites like Andy Kehoe, Bruce White, Scott Campbell, Casey Weldon, and Rich Pellegrino, along with a hefty amount of highly impressive talent that should allow for almost everyone to be bowled over by at least one new artist for the time. We’ve seen the collection and I feel that it’s safe to say that BAD DADS 3 is quite possibly the best installment of this already amazing exhibit yet.

Check out a selection of preview images–chosen specifically to demonstrate variety–below the following event details…

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Opening is ALL AGES w/NO COVER
Exhibit will be on view until November 24th [the gallery is open four days a week.]
All remaining prints and original art will be made available for online purchase on October 29th.

“I Wonder if it Remembers Me”

“Mr. and Mrs. Fox Action Playset”

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